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Safety of schools

Poor/fair 10.1% 8.5% 7.9%

Good 66.7% 65.6% 56.3% 0.042

Excellent 23.2% 25.9% 35.8%

Ability to respond to major safety threats

Poor/fair 25.5% 27.5% 21.4%

Good 58.5% 58.5% 64.4% 0.686

Excellent 16.0% 14.0% 14.2%

Quality of law enforcement

Poor/fair 27.2% 20.7% 10.0%

Good 55.5% 59.2% 70.3% 0.0004

Excellent 17.3% 20.1% 19.7%

• Respondents with lower income rated quality of law enforcement, safety of their neighborhood, and safety of
schools as poorer than those with higher education.

ASPECTS OF EDUCATION <$25,000 $25,000-$75,000 $75,000+ Difference in
109 (15.1%) 341 (47.3%) 271 (37.6%) rating by income

A place that meets your family’s educational needs 9.8% 0.0006
40.2%
Poor/fair 22.8% 11.4% 50.0% 0.5546

Good 44.3% 51.9% 21.7% 0.2782
46.3%
Excellent 32.9% 36.7% 32.0% 0.1843

Birth-to-three education 13.4% 0.0060
43.5%
Poor/fair 23.3% 20.4% 43.1%

Good 50.7% 54.6% 8.9%
48.3%
Excellent 26.0% 25.0% 42.8%

Early education opportunities 8.6%
32.3%
Poor/fair 10.9% 11.6% 59.1%

Good 52.1% 54.4%

Excellent 37.0% 34.0%

Quality of schools - 4K-12

Poor/fair 15.4% 9.5%

Good 56.4% 48.7%

Excellent 28.2% 41.8%

Quality of higher education

Poor/fair 15.3% 10.1%

Good 38.5% 40.1% 2 | APPENDIX

Excellent 46.2% 49.8%

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